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Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1932, Page 2

The Car Everybody is Talking About !! New BRITISH c •re.gfiEßg CREATES A STANDARD See what one of Australia’s leading newspapers (known for its candid criticism) says about the new “Standard 16”, after putting this car through a very severe test .... Smiths Weekly, April 23rd, 1932. .JIIIIIIM . . (e . „ D ' ~ ~~ British Automobile Gives Astonishing American Performance Four New Models, Little 9, ~ «' Urilldfl /1U Big 9. Sixteen and Twenty. The Standardisone of Eng- g TA NDARD IS CREATES A - lands most popular cars, SURPRISE. a ”d was visited larly with an engine of such small capacity. g«r» a splendid demonstation «( the value ot s yn- standing in its class. The and this popularity is : in- For many years n has been accepted “d d"ss»d for <6l cwt. >2o ; mile £ do go tefore ctobingßuh Little Nine is just as comcreasing at an amazing S,’ neeessity „r a uti „ g plete in all details, such as speed. Factory production - B» s > S^ k Absorbers, has increased by 156% in the n ha f been quite clear to observant brake equipment on this car may be oper- holding qualities. petrol eons,.apt™ liS ure B , ti,e n y i„s ™u. umed Light System, Sunshine last 12 months in spite of motorists that in order to comply fully with ated by U el . hand lever or foot pedal-an v“y Roof, as the Sixteen as the terrific decrease in the “ordd'h”thTautomobile exce B ’X“e test course proper, the , (,o) «»!— illustrated, and wifi give you, rue terrmv . question was to meet with public appro- spe edometer registered 2801 miles, so that Acceleration s io) Next was the scries, of acceleration, .tests from io 40 m jj es per ga u on> w hi| e j| s mni-nr world CPTIPFaIIv ThlS i z- ... onmnn ahnnlrl havp bppn nicely “run in. ’ Maximum speed (10? to 30 m.p.h. in top, third and second gear; and although . • hnlixfp nroof of their Fortraitely British manufkctmere arc with f seven-bearing crank-shaft incorpor- Hiltatab .X:::::::::":::" ? <!o> >iw figures road performance IS really IS absolute proot ol then acting on this plan, and particu- a t e d in the design, it was therefore no sur- Petrol consumption (io) kept m mmd that the power plant is only rated more outstanding than its outstanding value. larly is it noticeable in the new “Standard” . prise to find the motor very quiet and free Brakes 101 (10) 1C h.p., and, consequently, are very satrsfactory:- brother, outsianui g 16, tested this week over “Smith’s” course, f rom vibration. Springing 8 ( o Seconds. Digger brothers. : z f O r here the. old machine has been scrapped in fact, with the synchromesh gears giv- steering ”""Z4l (5) Top gear, 10 to 30 io ~ and completely redesigned with, in my opin- “silent” third and top, one of the out- silence <1 (5) Third gcai, io to 30 si 5 ion, exceedingly gratifying results. standing features of the ‘ Standard 16, . — Second gear, io to 30 6 3-o ’lllllllllllllllllM Here is a car w ith an engine of only two throughout the journey was silence of opera- 87 100 The whole course was completed in a net running li'troa eanaeitv living an astonishing road tion. . , .Figures in brackets show maximum points time of 3hrs> 4min avera gj ng 34.5 ra .p.h.—the fastest nprformMice that for want of a better term, At the rolling test the car coasted 686 for ldeal car - ' average over this series; and the fuel consumed was ■ 7 ‘truly American, facte conclu- yards-a slightly disappointing resmt-but cmvxcAz. tbsts. „ . 112hUy ..... . Prices from sively proven by points awarded m this Aceetate i» top from >0 to 30 " G o.ot.n y , wrossioos wore that, io optto of Ce r m rnces irom strenuous trial. 3. ciowi l wheel and tightly adj .. .. . 10 the modest engine capacity, the over-all performance is ' — A'ZV The car used was a five-seater sedan, A genuine SUI prise was !.• Accelerate m third from oto o 1 e eminently suitable for Australian conditions, particu- ' -4- rlviven hv J M Allnort, and, in spite of the 350 yards slow and 350 yards acceleration m.p.h. 77■ ■' ■ Vk'A larly as the design incorporates so many modern feafyoplr nnd 9ft Tin wheelbase, long bon- section —a most searching test —for the Accelerate in second from 10 t tures, and, provided careful attention is given to body- FOB Main Parfat F. 0.8. Main Peru--2~ 2 F. 0.8. M..n a “big-car appearance. averaging m We Invite yoil to Inspect these cars at the Winter Show, or at our Showrooms. NEWTON KING LIMITED,

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